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Published 12 March 2024

Amendment Paper No 20 to the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023–24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Bill – Bill commentary

Amendment Paper No 20 contains further measures to be added to the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023–24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Bill.

Amendment Paper No 20 would:

  • restore the ability to claim interest deductions for residential investment properties
  • repeal the current ten and five-year bright-line tests and replace with a  two-year bright-line test
  • remove the ability to depreciate commercial buildings
  • improve the tax treatment of the disposal of trading stock at below market value
  • introduce a new gaming duty
  • introduce a transitional rule relating to platform economy rules.

Amendment Paper No 20